Ewan McGregor gives Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi production update
Some sixteen years on from when we saw him wander off into the Tatooine sunsets to begin his exile in
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Ewan McGregor is currently reprising the role of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi for Lucasfilm’s hotly-anticipated Disney+ series, and the actor has shared a few comments about the production during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
“It feels great,” said McGregor (via Dark Horizons). “I have to say I’m having a really, really good time. The costume is probably slightly different than you might expect. But to go back into the role, shall we say, is great. It’s all still there. It feels great. There are some great scripts and great people to work with. It’s great. I’m having a good time… Before [while shooting the prequels] we did months of blue screen and green screen acting. Now, we’ve got this extraordinary technology [The Volume] where you work insid
Star Wars fans eager for new content, this is nothing but good news with the latest series,
Star Wars: The Bad Batch, headed to Disney+ tomorrow, May 4 Star Wars Day. The show will follow the eponymous Bad Batch, a troop of clones who have left the Republic Army due to their … genetic
quirks.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
The Bad Batch will also be an animated series featuring familiar faces like Fennec Shand and Saw Gerrera.
The Bad Batch series is expected to pick up where its predecessor left off, following the aftermath of Order 66 in
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Whether you’re a hardcore
Ewan McGregor: Star Wars Prequel Series Filming Got Tedious Due to Poor Dialogue
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The Obi-Wan Kenobi depicter admits he struggled with some scenes during the filming of the Star Wars prequel series partly because of the disappointing dialogue. Apr 30, 2021
Star Wars prequel series because of the huge amount of CGI and unsatisfying dialogue.
The 50-year-old star played the role of Jedi Knight
Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy of the iconic sci-fi series but he has admitted that working on those films could be tedious due to director
George Lucas use of CGI technology which meant there was very little to work with for the actors other than the dialogue.
Ewan McGregor admits the scripts on the Star Wars prequel series are not Shakespeare .
The 50-year-old star played the role of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy of the iconic sci-fi series but he has admitted that working on those films could be tedious due to director George Lucas obsession with using CGI technology which meant there was very little to work with for the actors other than the dialogue, which was not the greatest prose committed to screen.
In a profile interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he said: George loves technology and loves pushing into the realm. He wanted more and more control over what we see in the background.